Harvey Kurtzman Original Art: Jungle Book p. 84

HARVEY KURTZMAN. Page 84 of "Compulsion
on the Range" from Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book
(1959).

Kurtzman's psychological drama parodies
TV's long-running western drama, Gunsmoke. On this page
twice-wounded Marshall Dillon challenges ace gunslinger Johnny
Ringding to yet another duel.
Great comic timing by Kurtzman. Jungle Book was the first
paperback of original comics, one of the very first graphic novels,
and a rare solo effort by Kurtzman. It is regarded as one of
the best works in his distinguished career. (Note: page numbers
are from the Kitchen Sink Press edition, not the original Ballantine
paperback.)

Provenance:
From the estate of Harvey Kurtzman. Comes with a letter of authenticity
upon request.

Size/medium/condition/price: Drawn with pen & brush in India ink with wash
tones on a blue-lined bristol board adhered to a backer sheet.
The board measures 6 3/4" wide x nearly 12" high. The
actual image area is 5 1/4" x 9 1/4". There is some
white-out where Kurtzman made corrections, particularly around
the voice balloons. As can be seen in the full scan, the border
outside the image area contains registration marks, page number,
printer's penciled notations, and glue stains where the backer
sheet overlaps the bristol board near the top. There is also
a tiny brown stain just to the right of Dillon's head in the
top panel. Such minor flaws exist on every Jungle Book
original to a greater or lesser degree. The border extranea can
be easily eliminated from view by matting the original. Comes
with the original hand-cut red mask acetate overlay (not pictured
here). This is an exquisitely rendered original by --indisputably--
one of the greatest cartoonists of all time.